There are other maps relating to Leigh, and reference to such maps, in the Kent Archives, Maidstone. The Society also has copies of various maps in its archive and on CDs (see below) held by the Society.

The Leigh Historical Society has a copy of:

1837: Nizells Estate Map 1837 – property of Alexander Glendinning

In our Archive.

1908 Ordnance Survey map of Leigh

The Leigh Historical Society has photocopies of these maps in our Archive. The maps are as follows:

Covers a detached part (north west) of Leigh at Hale Oak owned by James Beecher. Appears to show a lane (Retherden’s Lane) no longer on the map going west towards Sharp’s Place and east from Hale Green through West Woods towards Coppings. The top of the map reads “Retherdens Land: in the parishes of Sevenoaks and Chiddingstone in Kent as the map showeth belonging now to James Beecher which was left him by his father James Beecher heretofore purchased of the Beechers by his grandfather James Beecher of Hale *ot far* Distant Now in the Occupation of R’d Turner & Surveyed 1699. Other places and names mentioned on map: Mr Hide; Great Feild; Middle feild; Littl feild; Willm Woodgate Esq; Hubbards Hill; Collycoat; (part of Penshurst/part of Leigh Parish.

MAP B: Tonbridge, Seal and Shipbourne 1713 (on CD at Kent Archives)

Tyherst and Tillhouse lands near Great Hollanden, formerly Leigh detached showing the lane from Watts Cross running to Great Hollanden and a former route running up to Great Hollanden. The sharp left turn in the road at Princes Christians is clearly shown but described as Ridden Lane. Where the Princess Christian road north meets the road to Shipbourne, a lane is marked going north along the present parish boundary. The map is a survey and states that the land ‘being the lands of Will’m Streatfeild of London Gent’. The rest is not very legible: the maps mentions ‘Children Land’, ‘Goodhugh’ and field names.

MAP C: Chiddingstone and Leigh 1775 (on CD at Kent Archives)

Hale Farm around Little Hale survey for Thos Wellings. ‘A Terrier of all the land in this plan’ – lists the fields and acreage. However very unclear on our photocopy.